Sub-account management

Abstract

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for sub-account management are provided. For example, a user may have a primary account with a service, such as a social network service, an email service, a bank service, etc. The user may create a sub-account connected/linked to the primary account. The primary account comprises and directly controls the sub-account. For example, the primary account can access content, sub-account settings, and/or sub-account activity of the sub-account from the primary account. The sub-account can be automatically disconnected from the primary account based upon a disconnect condition being satisfied.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of account management, the method comprising:
 executing, on a processor of a computing device, instructions that cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 displaying a primary account interface through a display of the computing device for a user associated with a primary account with a service; 
 responsive to receiving a create command through the primary account interface to create a sub-account connected to the primary account, displaying a sub-account creation interface through the primary account interface; 
 creating the sub-account connected to the primary account based upon input received through the sub-account creation interface, wherein the sub-account is part of the primary account and the primary account has control over the sub-account; 
 receiving input specifying a disconnect condition through the sub-account creation interface, wherein the disconnect condition specifies that the sub-account is to be disconnected from the primary account upon satisfaction of a condition; 
 associating the disconnect condition with the sub-account; 
 displaying sub-account settings of the sub-account through the primary account interface; and 
 responsive to receiving a value for a sub-account setting through the primary account interface, applying the value to the sub-account setting for the sub-account. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the condition comprises at least one of a point in time, a number of logins, a weather condition, or an occurrence of an event. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the condition corresponds to an age of a sub-account user of the sub-account. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise:
 responsive to determining that the condition is satisfied, disconnecting the sub-account from the primary account to create a new primary account derived from the sub-account. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , wherein the operations comprise:
 retaining, within the new primary account, the sub-account settings and content of the sub-account with the service. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise:
 disconnecting the sub-account from the primary account to create a new primary account derived from the sub-account in response to a defined disconnect condition being satisfied. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise:
 populating the primary account interface with content of the primary account with the service; and 
 displaying a sub-account interface through the primary account interface, wherein the sub-account interface is populated with content of the sub-account with the service. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise:
 populating the primary account interface with account activity of the sub-account with the service. 
 
     
     
       9. A computing device comprising:
 a processor; and 
 memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 receiving a request from a user to create at least one primary account with a service; 
 displaying an account creation interface populated with primary account creation options and sub-account creation options; 
 creating a primary account and a sub-account connected to the primary account based upon input received through the account creation interface for the primary account creation options and the sub-account creation options; 
 providing the primary account with access to sub-account settings of the sub-account; 
 responsive to receiving a value for a sub-account setting, applying the sub-account setting to the sub-account; 
 receiving input specifying a disconnect condition, wherein the disconnect condition specifies that the sub-account is to be disconnected from the primary account upon satisfaction of a condition; 
 associating the disconnect condition with the sub-account; and 
 displaying one or more sub-account settings of the sub-account. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the operations comprise:
 providing a sub-account user with access to content of the sub-account with the service through as sub-account interface; 
 storing sub-account activity by the sub-account user with the content through the sub-account interface; and 
 providing the primary account with access to the sub-account activity. 
 
     
     
       11. The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the operations comprise:
 providing a sub-account user with access to content of the sub-account with the service through a sub-account interface; and 
 providing the user with access to the content of the sub-account with the service through a primary account interface. 
 
     
     
       12. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions that when executed cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 displaying a primary account interface through a display of a computing device for a user associated with a primary account with a service; 
 responsive to receiving a create command through the primary account interface to create a sub-account connected to the primary account, displaying a sub-account creation interface; 
 creating the sub-account connected to the primary account based upon input received through the sub-account creation interface; 
 providing the primary account with access to at least one of content of the sub-account with the service, sub-account settings of the sub-account, or account activity of the sub-account; 
 receiving a request to transfer the sub-account from the primary account to a second primary account; 
 disconnecting the sub-account from the primary account; and 
 connecting the sub-account to the second primary account, wherein the sub-account is part of the second primary account, wherein the primary account has control over content and settings of the sub-account. 
 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise:
 displaying the primary account interface through a first mobile device of the user, wherein the primary account interface is populated with content of the primary account with the service and the sub-account settings of the sub-account; 
 responsive to receiving a value for a sub-account setting of the sub-account, modifying the sub-account setting with the value to create a modified sub-account setting; and 
 applying the modified sub-account setting to the sub-account accessed by a sub-account user through a second mobile device. 
 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise:
 receiving a command from the primary account through a first device. 
 
     
     
       15. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the operations comprise:
 implementing the command to modify content associated with the sub-account accessed by a sub-account user through a second device. 
 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise:
 providing the second primary account with access to view content of the sub-account with the service, the sub-account settings of the sub-account, and the account activity of the sub-account. 
 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise:
 receiving a modification to the sub-account by a sub-account user; and 
 applying the modification to the sub-account to create a modified sub-account, wherein the modified sub-account is connected to the primary account. 
 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the service comprises at least one of an email service, a social network service, or an e-commerce shopping service. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the service comprises a bank account service, and wherein the operations comprise:
 receiving a value for a sub-account setting from the primary account, wherein the value specifies at least one of a spending limit for a bank account of the user with the bank account service, a daily withdrawal limit for the bank account, or an expiration date for use of the bank account; and 
 applying the value to the sub-account setting for the sub-account. 
 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the primary account corresponds to a first mobile device account with a first device and the sub-account corresponds to a second mobile device account with a second device.